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N. A. POWELL.

PLOW.

No. 315,441. Patented Apr. 7, 1885;

WITNESSES uvmwzoiz LNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NELSON ALBRIGHT POWELL, OF LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,441, dated April 7, 1885.

Application filed November 14, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NELsoN A. POWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lenoir, in the county of Caldwell and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and

exact description of the same, reference beingv had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of my invention; Fig. 2, an under side perspective view thereof; Fig. 3, a crosssection taken on line a: m of Fig. 1. p

The present invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in plows; and it consists in the details of construction, substantially as shown in the drawings, and hereinafter described and claimed. y

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the front of the plow, to which the point a is detachably connected by any suitable means found most convenient. The section A, which forms the front of the plow, has angular sides 12, to cut and split the earth to be broken, also subsoiling and disintegrating the ground without simply turning it over, said section being curved inwardly, as shown,whereby its effectiveness is materially increased to ac Bis formed with a top groove, 0, and rear complish the above-named results. The frame" groove, d, which not only decreases its weight 5 i and economy of material in its manufacture,

but enables the wooden attachments to be held more securely and firmly in position with the aid of screws or rivets. A groove, 6, is formed in the bottom of the frame B, to enabletlie plow to be more easily and effectively guided in ground that is stony or otherwise defective or difficult of management. This frame may be cast in one piece with the front curved portion of the plow, or made in'sections and after.-

ward connected together in any suitable mani Having now fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A plow provided grooves upon its upper, under, and rear sides,

and a curved front section having angular with a frame having 

